Name that Play Quiz

Characters	Play
Willy Loman, Linda Loman, Biff Loman
Joe Pitt, Louis Ironson, Ethel Rosenberg, Roy Cohn
Estragon, Vladimir, Lucky
Mercutio, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague
Jack Worthing, Algernon Moncrieff, Lady Bracknell
Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger, Joseph Asagai
Amanda Wingfield, Laura Wingfield, Jim O'Connor
Mme. Lyuba Ranevsky, Yermolay Lopakhin, Leonid Gayev
Maggie Pollitt, Brick Pollitt, Big Daddy Pollitt
Blanche Dubois, Stella Kowalski, Stanley Kowalski
Jocasta, Creon, Tiresias
Nora Helmer, Torvald Helmer, Dr. Rank
Stage Manager, George Gibbs, Emily Webb
Ricky Roma, Shelly Levene, John Williamson

Characters	Play
Prof. Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle
Madame Pernelle, Orgon, Elmire
Theodore Hickman, Larry Slade, Harry Hope
Duncan, Banquo, Macduff
Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale, John Proctor
Jørgen (George) Tesman, Judge Brack, Aunt Juliane Tesman
George, Martha, Nick, Honey
Karen Wright, Martha Dobie, Dr. Joe Cardin
Eddie, May, Old Man
Stanley Webber, Meg Boles, Goldberg and McCann
Macheath, Celia Peachum, Polly
Eugene Morris Jerome, Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey, Joseph Wykowski
Berenger, Jean, Logician, Daisy
Troy Maxson, Cory Maxson, Rose Maxson

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Name that Play Quiz

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Created Jul 24, 2009 in Literature
Featured Jul 24, 2009
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	danielle:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 16:27 GMT	12 points
	High School AP English finally put to use :) nice quiz :)

	mathias1979:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 16:37 GMT	12 points
	How could I forget Tartuffe? Once, in my AP English class, we were supposed to be watching Tartuffe, but we had a substitute and somebody put in "Reefer Madness" instead. About halfway through class she realized it probably wasn't Tartuffe, but by that point she didn't really care and just let us finish watching.

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	melissa:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 16:59 GMT	5 points
	Fun (and challenging) quiz. Nice diverse selection of plays/playwrights, and good clues (major characters but no "giveaways" via title characters). Sequel please?

	paparazzi:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:06 GMT	1 point
	Incredible quiz. Being a Theatre major sure came in handy. I got all but one - Fool for Love. My dream role is to play Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' before i die. I believe it's one of the most powerful, electrifying plays ever written in the history of theatre.

	Longpolelax1:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:08 GMT	-3 points
	I lobby for Oedipus to be accepted on its own.

	rockgolf:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:09 GMT	5 points
	@Longpolelax: So you're afraid of an Oedipus complex? ;-)

	mungar:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:11 GMT	-1 points
	You need to go to China to fully understand Death of a Salesman.

	cigarette:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:21 GMT	1 point
	Macheath etc. could just as likely by The Beggar's Opera, upon which the more well known musical is based.

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	hoot:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:27 GMT	13 points
	to be fair, there are three plays in sophocles' trilogy: Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus, and Oedipus Rex (The King). Therefore, merely putting "oedipus" could stand for either of the two plays with oedipus in the title, when sporcle is really looking for Oedipus Rex. Just an English major.

	greekmike:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 17:46 GMT	2 points
	Princeton, Bad Idea Bears, Gary Coleman

	DanteJones:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz. Need more theatre! Gotta put my degree to use somehow...

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	Dantonpix:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 18:24 GMT	0 points
	Odd. I got all but two in the left column, but only three in the right. . . Good quiz.

	chikka2:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 18:41 GMT	0 points
	terrific mix, enjoyable quiz. @rockgolf, did you and longpoleax1 set that up? Very funny

	rockgolf:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT	1 point
	@chikka: Nope. Pure luck in terms of timing.

	rockgolf:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 19:01 GMT	1 point
	@deej: Your point is certainly debatable, but all other "plays" in the list are straight dramas. No musicals or comedies.

	Tahnan:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 19:21 GMT	3 points
	Speaking as a theatre person, I wasn't entirely thrilled with the choices here. Why have two plays by some playwrights (Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, three by Tennessee Williams for heaven's sake) but no Tom Stoppard at all? Why choose "Rhinoceros" over the much better known "The Bald Soprano"? I mean, good quiz, but I think it could have been better.

	jaymc:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 19:43 GMT	2 points
	@rockgolf: "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Tartuffe" are comedies. Some would argue that "The Birthday Party" is as well. But you're right, there are no musicals, which is why I agree that "Pygmalion" should be the only one that counts.

	BonesLover:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 20:30 GMT	1 point
	Aargh how did I miss "the Importance of Being Earnest"???? It's one of my favorite Oscar Wilde Plays

	RebeccaAMax:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 21:11 GMT	3 points
	seconding Tahnan. MOAR STOPPARD

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	zigra:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 21:55 GMT	12 points
	Do you ever take a quiz where you are so hung up on one answer because you just know that you know it and you don't care if you get any other answers except that one and then it finally comes to you before times up and THANK GOD you got that one right and what a fantastic feeling that is? 'Fess up - you all know what I'm talking about. Today, that answer A Raisin in the Sun.

	MRL:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 22:25 GMT	14 points
	Having known some superstitious theatre people in school, I was surprised that "The Scottish Play" wasn't an accepted alternative for one of these.

	johnlk:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 23:13 GMT	2 points
	@rockgolf - surely the Threepenny Opera is a musical of sorts?

	browneyednerd:	Jul 24th, 2009 at 23:17 GMT	1 point
	I can't believe I forgot A Raisin in the Sun.

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	MissInformed:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 00:08 GMT	-3 points
	Great idea, not a great choice of plays, I'm afraid.

	Zalx:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 00:38 GMT	1 point
	I have to agree that My Fair Lady should be accepted. I think that as there is a famous piece with those characters in, which is of course a play, albeit a specialist genre, it is slightly pedantic to not accept it. Besides, after three attempts I gave up on trying to spell it correctly. Ditto the Oscar Wilde one.

	Zalx:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 00:40 GMT	1 point
	Incidently, Streetcar is one of my favourite plays ever (I once chickened out of auditioning for Stanley because I knew I wouldn't have taken it well when I didn't get it) and it is only due to the advert at the bottom of this quiz that I found out it is on at the Donmar. An evening there beckons after I get back from Edinburgh...

	RandallPinkston:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 01:02 GMT	2 points
	There's not a lot of movement on cigarette's comment about The Beggar's Opera, but he or she is right. And the inclusion of either The Threepenny Opera or The Beggar's Opera implies that musicals are allowed, so that means that My Fair Lady is a legitimate answer as well. All that said, really terrific quiz. Many tough but not impossible gets.

	cowfrappe:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 01:31 GMT	-1 points
	could NOT spell Biloxi. Granted, I didn't try that hard. Love to see plays on Sporcle, but it would be great to see a mix of some more contemporary ones in here too...

	ruffnerj:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 01:39 GMT	1 point
	The preferred translation of Ibsen's play is, arguably, A Doll House, as the possessive implies an ownership that is contrary to the message of the play. http://books.google.com/books?id=fc1z4O-Kvn4C&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=doll+house+title+translation&source=bl&ots=Gg_C8W9XW4&sig=PFQ6eRDApV866q_Y992AQSBdiFQ&hl=en&ei=jmFqSs7hHsPelAf9oOTFCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9

	Blue_Iguana:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 01:44 GMT	0 points
	well, i got three. The two Shakespeare plays i read at school and the one from that episode of the simpsons. Just shows how cultured i am.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 03:26 GMT	0 points
	@zigra: For me, it was The Glass Menagerie. I got hung up thinking about blue roses = pleurosis. Finally came up with the title right before time ran out.

	Roxas90:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 04:16 GMT	0 points
	I'm proud of myself...despite only getting 7/28, I got all but one of the plays on the quiz that I actually knew (I unfortunately could not recall "A Doll's House").

	Bethannie:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 06:56 GMT	1 point
	I just love that I could have 'The Scottish Play' for the second Shakespeare play! Great quiz.

	RandallPinkston:	Jul 25th, 2009 at 08:49 GMT	1 point
	@Tahnan: Rhinoceros is a pretty well-known play. I think most people would argue that it's equally if not better known than The Bald Soprano. Google "Ionesco 'most famous play'" and virtually ever hit is for Rhinoceros.